basic_string::replace
Replaces elements in a string at a specified position with specified characters or characters copied from other ranges or strings or C-strings.
basic_string<CharType, Traits, Allocator>& replace(
size_type _Pos1,
size_type _Num1,
const value_type* _Ptr
);
basic_string<CharType, Traits, Allocator>& replace(
size_type _Pos1,
size_type _Num1,
const basic_string<CharType, Traits, Allocator>& _Str
);
basic_string<CharType, Traits, Allocator>& replace(
size_type _Pos1,
size_type _Num1,
const value_type* _Ptr,
size_type _Num2
);
basic_string<CharType, Traits, Allocator>& replace(
size_type _Pos1,
size_type _Num1,
const basic_string<CharType, Traits, Allocator>& _Str,
size_type _Pos2,
size_type _Num2
);
basic_string<CharType, Traits, Allocator>& replace(
size_type _Pos1,
size_type _Num1,
size_type _Count,
value_type _Ch
);
basic_string<CharType, Traits, Allocator>& replace(
iterator _First0,
iterator _Last0,
const value_type* _Ptr
);
basic_string<CharType, Traits, Allocator>& replace(
iterator _First0,
iterator _Last0,
const basic_string<CharType, Traits, Allocator>& _Str
);
basic_string<CharType, Traits, Allocator>& replace(
iterator _First0,
iterator _Last0,
const value_type* _Ptr,
size_type _Num2
);
basic_string<CharType, Traits, Allocator>& replace(
iterator _First0,
iterator _Last0,
size_type _Num2,
value_type _Ch
);
template<class InputIterator>
basic_string<CharType, Traits, Allocator>& replace(
iterator _First0,
iterator _Last0,
InputIterator _First,
InputIterator _Last
);
basic_string<CharType, Traits, Allocator>& replace(
iterator _First0,
iterator _Last0,
const_pointer _First,
const_pointer _Last
);
basic_string<CharType, Traits, Allocator>& replace(
iterator _First0,
iterator _Last0,
const_iterator _First,
const_iterator _Last
);
Parameters
_Str
The string that is to be a source of characters for the operand string._Pos1
The index of the operand string at which the replacement begins._Num1
The maximum number of characters to be replaced in the operand string._Pos2
The index of the parameter string at which the copying begins._Num2
The maximum number of characters to be used from the parameter C-string._Ptr
The C-string that is to be a source of characters for the operand string._Ch
The character to be copied into the operand string._First0
An iterator addressing the first character to be removed in the operand string._Last0
An iterator addressing the last character to be removed in the operand string._First
An iterator, const_pointer, or const_iterator addressing the first character to be copied in the parameter string._Last
An iterator, const_pointer, or const_iterator addressing the last character to be copied in the parameter string.
Return Value
The operand string with the replacement made.
Example
// basic_string_replace.cpp
// compile with: /EHsc
#include <string>
#include <iostream>
int main( )
{
using namespace std;
// The first two member functions replace
// part of the operand string with
// characters from a parameter string or C-string
string result1a, result1b;
string s1o ( "AAAAAAAA" );
string s1p ( "BBB" );
const char* cs1p = "CCC";
cout << "The operand string s1o is: " << s1o << endl;
cout << "The parameter string s1p is: " << s1p << endl;
cout << "The parameter C-string cs1p is: " << cs1p << endl;
result1a = s1o.replace ( 1 , 3 , s1p );
cout << "The result of s1o.replace ( 1 , 3 , s1p )\n is "
<< "the string: " << result1a << "." << endl;
result1b = s1o.replace ( 5 , 3 , cs1p );
cout << "The result of s1o.replace ( 5 , 3 , cs1p )\n is "
<< "the string: " << result1b << "." << endl;
cout << endl;
// The third & fourth member function replace
// part of the operand string with characters
// form part of a parameter string or C-string
string result2a, result2b;
string s2o ( "AAAAAAAA" );
string s2p ( "BBB" );
const char* cs2p = "CCC";
cout << "The operand string s2o is: " << s2o << endl;
cout << "The parameter string s1p is: " << s2p << endl;
cout << "The parameter C-string cs2p is: " << cs2p << endl;
result2a = s2o.replace ( 1 , 3 , s2p , 1 , 2 );
cout << "The result of s2o.replace (1, 3, s2p, 1, 2)\n is "
<< "the string: " << result2a << "." << endl;
result2b = s2o.replace ( 4 , 3 , cs2p , 1 );
cout << "The result of s2o.replace (4 ,3 ,cs2p)\n is "
<< "the string: " << result2b << "." << endl;
cout << endl;
// The fifth member function replaces
// part of the operand string with characters
string result3a;
string s3o ( "AAAAAAAA" );
char ch3p = 'C';
cout << "The operand string s3o is: " << s3o << endl;
cout << "The parameter character c1p is: " << ch3p << endl;
result3a = s3o.replace ( 1 , 3 , 4 , ch3p );
cout << "The result of s3o.replace(1, 3, 4, ch3p)\n is "
<< "the string: " << result3a << "." << endl;
cout << endl;
// The sixth & seventh member functions replace
// part of the operand string, delineated with iterators,
// with a parameter string or C-string
string s4o ( "AAAAAAAA" );
string s4p ( "BBB" );
const char* cs4p = "CCC";
cout << "The operand string s4o is: " << s4o << endl;
cout << "The parameter string s4p is: " << s4p << endl;
cout << "The parameter C-string cs4p is: " << cs4p << endl;
basic_string<char>::iterator IterF0, IterL0;
IterF0 = s4o.begin ( );
IterL0 = s4o.begin ( ) + 3;
string result4a, result4b;
result4a = s4o.replace ( IterF0 , IterL0 , s4p );
cout << "The result of s1o.replace (IterF0, IterL0, s4p)\n is "
<< "the string: " << result4a << "." << endl;
result4b = s4o.replace ( IterF0 , IterL0 , cs4p );
cout << "The result of s4o.replace (IterF0, IterL0, cs4p)\n is "
<< "the string: " << result4b << "." << endl;
cout << endl;
// The 8th member function replaces
// part of the operand string delineated with iterators
// with a number of characters from a parameter C-string
string s5o ( "AAAAAAAF" );
const char* cs5p = "CCCBB";
cout << "The operand string s5o is: " << s5o << endl;
cout << "The parameter C-string cs5p is: " << cs5p << endl;
basic_string<char>::iterator IterF1, IterL1;
IterF1 = s5o.begin ( );
IterL1 = s5o.begin ( ) + 4;
string result5a;
result5a = s5o.replace ( IterF1 , IterL1 , cs5p , 4 );
cout << "The result of s5o.replace (IterF1, IterL1, cs4p ,4)\n is "
<< "the string: " << result5a << "." << endl;
cout << endl;
// The 9th member function replaces
// part of the operand string delineated with iterators
// with specified characters
string s6o ( "AAAAAAAG" );
char ch6p = 'q';
cout << "The operand string s6o is: " << s6o << endl;
cout << "The parameter character ch6p is: " << ch6p << endl;
basic_string<char>::iterator IterF2, IterL2;
IterF2 = s6o.begin ( );
IterL2 = s6o.begin ( ) + 3;
string result6a;
result6a = s6o.replace ( IterF2 , IterL2 , 4 , ch6p );
cout << "The result of s6o.replace (IterF1, IterL1, 4, ch6p)\n is "
<< "the string: " << result6a << "." << endl;
cout << endl;
// The 10th member function replaces
// part of the operand string delineated with iterators
// with part of a parameter string delineated with iterators
string s7o ( "OOOOOOO" );
string s7p ( "PPPP" );
cout << "The operand string s7o is: " << s7o << endl;
cout << "The parameter string s7p is: " << s7p << endl;
basic_string<char>::iterator IterF3, IterL3, IterF4, IterL4;
IterF3 = s7o.begin ( ) + 1;
IterL3 = s7o.begin ( ) + 3;
IterF4 = s7p.begin ( );
IterL4 = s7p.begin ( ) + 2;
string result7a;
result7a = s7o.replace ( IterF3 , IterL3 , IterF4 , IterL4 );
cout << "The result of s7o.replace (IterF3 ,IterL3 ,IterF4 ,IterL4)\n is "
<< "the string: " << result7a << "." << endl;
cout << endl;
}
The operand string s1o is: AAAAAAAA The parameter string s1p is: BBB The parameter C-string cs1p is: CCC The result of s1o.replace ( 1 , 3 , s1p ) is the string: ABBBAAAA. The result of s1o.replace ( 5 , 3 , cs1p ) is the string: ABBBACCC. The operand string s2o is: AAAAAAAA The parameter string s1p is: BBB The parameter C-string cs2p is: CCC The result of s2o.replace (1, 3, s2p, 1, 2) is the string: ABBAAAA. The result of s2o.replace (4 ,3 ,cs2p) is the string: ABBAC. The operand string s3o is: AAAAAAAA The parameter character c1p is: C The result of s3o.replace(1, 3, 4, ch3p) is the string: ACCCCAAAA. The operand string s4o is: AAAAAAAA The parameter string s4p is: BBB The parameter C-string cs4p is: CCC The result of s1o.replace (IterF0, IterL0, s4p) is the string: BBBAAAAA. The result of s4o.replace (IterF0, IterL0, cs4p) is the string: CCCAAAAA. The operand string s5o is: AAAAAAAF The parameter C-string cs5p is: CCCBB The result of s5o.replace (IterF1, IterL1, cs4p ,4) is the string: CCCBAAAF. The operand string s6o is: AAAAAAAG The parameter character ch6p is: q The result of s6o.replace (IterF1, IterL1, 4, ch6p) is the string: qqqqAAAAG. The operand string s7o is: OOOOOOO The parameter string s7p is: PPPP The result of s7o.replace (IterF3 ,IterL3 ,IterF4 ,IterL4) is the string: OPPOOOO.
Requirements
Header: <string>
Namespace: std